- #1 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
97% matchVery Positive83% of 8,100 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Turn-Based 27.7%, RPG 10.8%, Tactical 9.4%, Isometric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same isometric, squad-based tactical gameplay in a desolate wasteland that made the original Fallout spin-offs so compelling.
- #2 Wasteland 3
96% matchVery Positive85% of 22,068 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Isometric 12.6%, Tactical RPG 9.1%, Tactical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to the squad-based post-apocalyptic RPG genre, offering deep tactical combat and meaningful narrative choices.
- #3 Jagged Alliance 3
95% matchVery Positive89% of 14,438 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Tactical 21%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Isometric 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for squad-based tactical combat, focusing on mercenary management and complex turn-based encounters.
- #4 Silent Storm Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,067 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.3%, Tactical 14.1%, Classic 11.4% ★, RPG 9%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its highly destructible environments and deep tactical combat, it captures the same gritty feel of classic squad-based games.
- #5 X-COM: UFO Defense
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,956 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Why similar: Classic 28.9% ★, Turn-Based 23.3%, Tactical 12.1%, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational tactical squad game that heavily influenced the mechanics and design philosophy of Fallout Tactics.
- #6 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
94% matchVery Positive90% of 20,445 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Turn-Based 21.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tactical stealth and turn-based squad combat within a beautifully realized post-apocalyptic world.
- #7 UnderRail
93% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Turn-Based 24.9%, Isometric 17.9%, RPG 13.3%, CRPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging isometric RPG that focuses heavily on tactical combat and character builds in a harsh, subterranean post-apocalyptic world.
- #8 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
92% matchVery Positive85% of 10,478 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Isometric 14.6%, Tactical 7.5%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Directly inspired by the original Fallout games, it focuses on turn-based survival and tactical combat in a bleak wasteland.
- #9 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.8%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Isometric 13.9%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that leans into tactical turn-based combat and exploration within a mysterious, isolated wasteland.
- #10 Gears Tactics
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,557 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35%, Strategy 23%, Tactical 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Isometric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-intensity tactical squad game that excels at making every turn and position feel impactful.
- #11 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
89% matchVery Positive89% of 6,518 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.8%, Isometric 15%, RPG 14.1%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a perfect blend of isometric tactical combat and deep, narrative-driven RPG elements in a cyberpunk setting.
- #12 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
89% matchVery Positive94% of 17,149 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.7%, Classic 19.9% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Isometric 12.7%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The classic isometric experience that shares the same lore, universe, and turn-based combat roots as the seed game.
- #13 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
88% matchVery Positive94% of 24,711 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.7%, Classic 19.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, RPG 10.7%, Isometric 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The origin of the Fallout setting, providing the foundational isometric RPG experience that Fallout Tactics expanded upon.
- #14 Miasma Chronicles
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,901 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Tactical 21%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical squad combat set in a visually striking post-apocalyptic world with a strong emphasis on stealth and positioning.
- #15 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
86% matchVery Positive89% of 14,778 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.3%, Tactical 17.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, RPG 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep squad-based tactical combat with extensive character customization and a dark, atmospheric sci-fi setting.
- #16 X-COM: Apocalypse
86% matchVery Positive88% of 942 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.8%, Classic 15.7% ★, Tactical 13.8%, Real-Time with Pause 12.1% ★, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the tactical squad formula with urban combat and destructible environments that feel very similar to tactical missions.
- #17 ATOM RPG Trudograd
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,386 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27%, Turn-Based 21.3%, Isometric 13.6%, Tactical 10.1%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that refines the tactical survival mechanics and combat of the original ATOM RPG.
- #18 Wasteland Remastered
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The RPG classic rises from the nuclear ashes! Wasteland Remastered is an overhaul of the 1988 title that brought the post-apocalypse to video games. See where the Wasteland series began and experience the character and world the sequels are built on.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.7%, RPG 25.6%, Strategy 20.3%, Tactical RPG 10.7%, CRPG 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that established the squad-based, post-apocalyptic RPG genre.
- #19 Hard West 2
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,120 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.8%, Isometric 15.7%, Tactical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tactical RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique tactical squad combat with a supernatural western theme that rewards aggressive positioning and synergy.
- #20 NEO Scavenger
83% matchVery Positive90% of 5,372 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.9%, Turn-Based 32.9%, RPG 9.5%, Strategy 5.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the harsh survival aspects and tactical turn-based combat of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #21 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,707 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.2%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, RPG 9.3%, CRPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep tactical squad management system with complex character progression and turn-based combat.
- #22 Phantom Doctrine
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,658 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.8%, Tactical 16.2%, Strategy 13.3%, RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game that emphasizes stealth, positioning, and careful planning in a tense, Cold War-inspired setting.
- #23 Fallen: A2P Protocol
84% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Tactical 10.2%, Isometric 9.7%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic tactical game that focuses on squad management and vehicular combat in a desolate world.
- #24 Battle Brothers
80% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Strategy 25.3%, Open World 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, unforgiving tactical squad management game where positioning and unit synergy are the keys to survival.
- #25 Overland
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 561 reviews2019
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38%, Turn-Based 35.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Tactical 5.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but intense tactical squad survival game that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #26 The Age of Decadence
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Isometric 24.4%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Tactical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers brutal, turn-based tactical combat where every decision and combat encounter has significant role-playing consequences.
- #27 Blackguards
79% matchMixed62% of 3,886 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.6%, Tactical 15.5%, RPG 15%, Strategy 8.4%, Isometric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on hex-based tactical combat and squad positioning within a dark fantasy setting.
- #28 Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 55,509 reviews2009
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.2%, RPG 17.4%, Open World 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #29 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,846 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Turn-Based 20%, Isometric 13.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Tactical RPG 8.8%
- #30 Dreadlands
78% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.9%, Turn-Based 21.9%, Isometric 13%, Tactical 13%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic squad-based tactical game that emphasizes faction warfare and turn-based combat.
- #31 Interregnum: False Prophet
77% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Spacewalkers
Windows
A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Tactical 11.7%, Isometric 11.4%, Tactical RPG 8.2%
- #32 Fallout 76
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 138,534 reviews2020
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 114.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 61.7%, RPG 17.5%, Open World 13.5%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Atmospheric 1.5%
- #33 Stellar Tactics
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Isometric 16.7%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Tactical 11.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #34 Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 469 reviews2013
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 13%
For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.6%, Classic 21.8% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, RPG 12.9%, Strategy 4.1%
- #35 Outcast Tales: The First Journey
73% matchVery Positive85% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Hardlane StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29%, Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Tactical 13.2%, Tactical RPG 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
- #36 Fallout 3
74% matchVery Positive81% of 21,992 reviews2008
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.4%, RPG 15.8%, Open World 13.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #37 Breach & Clear
73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,428 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 31.8%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Isometric 6.5%
- #38 XCOM® 2
71% matchVery Positive85% of 107,870 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Turn-Based 21.8%, Isometric 13.6%, Tactical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #39 Glorious Companions
72% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, Isometric 14.9%, Tactical RPG 12.8%, Tactical 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #40 MENACE
68% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, Tactical 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 9.2%
- #41 Affected Zone Tactics
75% matchMixed55% of 341 reviews2015
Dev: Light Vision Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Affected Zone Tactics, a tactical online game with cooperative turn-based PvP combats. Travel through the Tesla portal to a dangerous parallel world, lead the squad of reckless mercenaries, and outrage mighty corporations and cliques.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.3%, Tactical 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Isometric 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #42 The Iron Oath
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.5%, Tactical 15.4%, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, RPG 9.2%
- #43 Jagged Alliance 2 Gold
78% matchNo user reviews2006
Dev: Sir-TechPub: Strategy First
Windows
The small country of Arulco has been taken over by a merciless dictator - and only you can loosen the iron grip! Jagged Alliance 2 Gold Pack immerses you into an elaborate role-playing universe where you will interact with more than 150 characters, recruit your own band of soldiers and create your own custom mercenary to win...
Why similar: Classic 23% ★, Turn-Based 19.8%, Tactical 17.7%, Isometric 12.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #44 Deep Fringe
69% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Tactical 13.4%, Tactical RPG 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #45 The Wanderer
73% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Cult Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Enter a dark wasteland and fight mutants to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.3%, Turn-Based 28.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Open World 6%
- #46 Dustwind: Resistance
69% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Isometric 18.8%, Tactical 13.6%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, RPG 11.3%
- #47 Phoenix Point
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,018 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Tactical 17.8%, Isometric 16.8%, Tactical RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #48 Dead State: Reanimated
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,553 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%
- #49 Xenonauts 2
66% matchVery Positive82% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, Tactical 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, RPG 9.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #50 Urban Strife
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Isometric 11.6%, Tactical 11.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #51 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 502 reviews2014
Dev: Sir-TechPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.
Why similar: Classic 26.1% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%, RPG 10.4%
- #52 X-COM: Terror From the Deep
69% matchVery Positive91% of 927 reviews2007
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, Classic 21.5% ★, Tactical 13%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #53 Broken Roads
68% matchMixed53% of 448 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Bear BytesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.9%, Turn-Based 24.9%, Isometric 20.5%, RPG 10.9%, CRPG 6.5%
- #54 Heroes of Steel RPG
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39%, Tactical 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, RPG 10.5%, Strategy 9.2%
- #55 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
67% matchVery Positive95% of 5,454 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: Isometric 20.3%, Classic 18.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.5% ★, RPG 12.9%, Tactical RPG 10.3%
- #56 Dustwind
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 389 reviews2018
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ARE YOU READY FOR CLASSIC REALTIME TACTICS? Be the nameless heroine in the wastelands of DUSTWIND's story campaign or find with two friends a new home or fight against and with human players in the elaborate Multiplayer mode or design your very own story campaigns and maps in the mighty map editor!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.4%, Isometric 18.3%, Real-Time with Pause 16.6% ★, Tactical 12.1%, Tactical RPG 9%
- #57 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
65% matchMixed56% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.9%, Tactical 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, RPG 9.9%, Tactical RPG 9.8%
- #58 Showgunners
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,879 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Isometric 23.9%, Tactical 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%